Los Angeles Dodgers’s signing of pitcher Ryu Hyun-jin is turning out to be a successful investment, according to a U.S. paper. In a recent article, the Los Angeles Times wrote that Dodgers and their scouts deserve credit for signing the South Korean. “Ryu, 26, has demonstrated a calm confidence and command on the mound,” it said, adding that he has been “fairly phenomenal” in his first ever sea...

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) ― Rookie right-hander Dan Straily pitched seven scoreless innings and Yoenis Cespedes homered as the Oakland Athletics won their fifth straight game, 1-0 over the Texas Rangers and Yu Darvish on Tuesday night. Straily (2-2) gave up only two singles while facing 22 batters, just one over the minimum for his seven innings. He struck out five. Even with consecutive wins to st...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) ― Freddy Galvis has a memory to cherish forever, and Cliff Lee feels a lot better because Galvis does. Galvis and Erik Kratz each homered off closer Aroldis Chapman in the bottom of the ninth inning Sunday after Lee’s baserunning mistake, rallying the Philadelphia Phillies past the Cincinnati Reds for a stunning 3-2 victory. “As soon as I hit it, it felt good,” Galvis, who nev...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) ― Bronson Arroyo has these Philadelphia Phillies all figured out. Arroyo pitched five-hit ball over 7 2/3 innings, Joey Votto was 4 for 4 with a homer, and the Cincinnati Reds beat the Phillies 10-0 Saturday. Arroyo (4-4) struck out six and allowed one runner to reach third in winning his third straight start against Philadelphia. He was 1-7 in his first 10 games against the P...

MIAMI (AP) -- Choo Shin-soo’s first home run landed in the nightclub beyond the left-field fence, catching by surprise revelers distracted by the Miami Heat on TV. His second homer dropped into the right-field bullpen amid Marlins relievers, who saw ball coming. Clearing the hard-to-reach fence both ways, Choo went 4 for 5 Wednesday and helped the Cincinnati Reds extend their winning streak to ...

MIAMI (AP) ― One pitch from being pulled, and one strike from victory, Homer Bailey unleashed a 97 mph fastball to finish off the Marlins. With his 125th pitch ― a career high ― Bailey completed a six-hitter and helped the Cincinnati Reds extend their winning streak to four games by beating Miami 6-2 Tuesday night. Bailey went to a full count on the final batter, Greg Dobbs, and wouldn’t have f...

LOS ANGELES (AP) ― Chris Capuano pitched effectively into the seventh inning and Scott Van Slyke homered, leading the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 5-3 victory over the Miami Marlins on Sunday. Capuano (1-2) allowed a run and five hits in 6 1/3 innings with seven strikeouts and one walk. The left-hander started against the Marlins for the first time since last Aug. 12, when he threw eight innings of ...

Korean allows one run and five hits in 6 2/3 innings to pick up fourth win

CINCINNATI (AP) ― Dan Uggla and Juan Francisco helped Atlanta quickly forget a terrible ending. Uggla hit a pair of solo homers and Francisco added his first career grand slam as the Braves recovered from a stunning last-swing loss by beating the Cincinnati Reds 7-2 Wednesday. Atlanta took two of three in the series, the first the Reds lost at home this season. The Reds are 13-6 at Great Americ...